Bugout 10watt solar power

[DreadPirate]

Found this while looking for somthing else( funny how that works).
Thought youall might like it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=96535

Looks durable enough for bug out kits.
I know 10 watts insnt a lot but could run small stuff or charge a batt.

[momof23goats]

thats pretty cool, but what can yo urun off of it. a small light , or a small appliance maybe.

[Bear]

I like THIS deal even better!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90599

[endtimeobserver]

shows me there is some things you need to go first cabin, solar power is one of them.
Currently building a system for some folks who bought from harborfreight, and what a mess....diffently tell the system is chinese slave labor building these system.....nothing but trouble, I figure the system I am helping to build, will fall apart within 30 days of intial usage.........they went with the 45 watt outfit.........but ya get what you pay for...........JMHO........eto

[WVtreehanger]

Glad to see the review on the harbor freight system. I've been looking at it for awhile trying to figure out how a 45 watt system could go for such a discount price. One of my 75 watt panels alone costs more than twice the harbor freight system and the system includes controller, etc. Thanks for the heads up.

[momof23goats]

yes, thanks, I was going to get a couple of these my self. thanks, now I won't waste the money. thanks.

[KuernoDeChivo]

That 10 Watt system is pretty cool. It looks like it is self contained and in a metal case which if it is would provide a certain amount of EMP hardening.

It looks like there may be enough room in the center to put a small coms device like a 2-meter radio. Furthermore with small on-board 17Ah battery you could easily run a HF radio for SSB and/or CW long distant Coms for information gathering.

You could run an incandescent 12V light made for recreational vehicles for hours. The 40 watt bulbs are quite bright and since they use a regular Edison base you can convert nearly any drop-light or house lamp. Those bulbs also give off enough heat to make a small incubator to hatch chickens if you have a thermostat.

Additionally if you needed to light a cabin or trailer or Cave or whatever, you could grab a small 100 watt inverter for 20 bucks and run quite a few (easily 3-5) of those small spiral florescent lights 5,7 or 13 @ watts each one of those is like a 70 watt bulb! If you used it sparingly for an hour or 2 each night and disconnected the inverter to prevent "leak-drain" on the battery you could use those lights nearly every night for half an hour or so to get tucked in.

Yeah I like it but for 200 bucks it seems pretty steep for my current resources.